Lynne Walker Bonner

Jesse Lawrence
Mar 5, 2024
3 min read

Memoir/Human Interest

Ms. Bonner, is a wordsmith with over 40 years of experience, who comes from a family of writers. Her portfolio of published work includes: writing, editing, and proofreading promotional materials (product, people, and service brochures, ads, feature articles, news releases, speeches, and letters) for a diversified group of clients in education, politics, healthcare, and fashion.

Her favorite projects were those that coordinated with and complemented the graphic design and photography of her late husband, Edward. As a team, the Bonners gave voice to ideas through conceptualization, organization of thought, and pure imagination.

Introduction: Today, I have the pleasure of welcoming Lynne Walker Bonner to Authors Spotlight. Would you please take a moment to introduce yourself and what you write?

I come from a family with several writers. I have done advertising copy, ghostwriting, copy editing, and other writing in a variety of fields (education, politics, health care, and fashion) over my career.

I am a writer, not because I want to be, but because it comes naturally. The best way to describe it can be found in my story, “The Universal Switchboard Theory.”

“And if it’s good work and it’s really going well, and you’re really immersed in it with everything you’re working toward humming along. Then suddenly you’re plugged into a kind of Universal Switchboard. And the work is easy, you can’t type fast enough for the words to keep flowing, coming, gushing. It’s as if the work already exists in a completed form and you’re able through skill, ability, age, tenacity, luck, whatever it is, you are able to plug in and retrieve that work.”

I wrote the book, “A Quick Read: Short-Short Stories,” and am currently writing/creating a blog with my favorite cousin called “Old So What.” They both feature humor, a few pangs of sorrow, and many life lessons.

Your book, “A Quick Read: Short-Short Stories,” is pretty darn humorous. Do you mind telling us how you harness this humor?

That humor is in my life, and just came spilling out. The humor harnessed me.

When did you start writing your debut work?

My first story for the book was written in the 1980s. The rest were a combination of life events since then and fresh stories from the current day.

How did you choose which stories to include? Did it come naturally or did you have to debate?

It came naturally. I had stories in the back of my mind that I wanted to write for years. The hardest part was making sure the order of the stories made sense.

I usually ask one out-there question, and this is it. If you earned $10 million and a baby giraffe from your book, what would you do with the giraffe?

I would research an animal preserve in Africa and donate the baby giraffe to them along with some of the money.

Can you tell us about another creative outlet you enjoy?

I like writing the best. But I do enjoy drawing cartoons, too.

How has writing a book changed your life?

It makes me feel that I will live forever because my words are now immortalized.

Please give us a feel of the place or places you write.

I write at my breakfast room table surrounded by coffee and an old Thesaurus from the 1960s (which was my husband’s). I also prewrite stories in my mind while going to sleep, and I sometimes am lucky enough to remember them the next day.

Thank you. This has been a lot of fun. Would you mind sharing what is coming up next for you?

I am dedicated to writing for my blog and connecting with readers. I recently designed a mascot for it with blue feet. Here it is: